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Auckland / Northland January 2021 Gift of Compassion Mum secretly arranged her funeral with my husband, John, who is a funeral director. She told him, ‘It’s one less thing for the girls to do.’ She even cleaned her house out of furniture, sorted all the photos and chose her outfit. She was one of those ladies who had to have everything in place. Read more